Trehan is sent out after Caspion and when he's tracking him, he finds Bettina. He thought he could get around them and decided to go back home hoping he could escape the death sentence he had brought on himself. Caspion went traveling, found the Kingdom of Dacian and entered it knowing their laws. She has had a crush on him for years and is determined to eventually get him to give up his whoring ways and fall in love with her. Bettina's best friend is a demon named Caspion. He has little else to live for though and when not on the hunt, he likes indulge in scholarly pursuits. Trehan is the enforcer of this law and does his job well. The kingdom is hidden and any outsider that's allowed to enter isn't allowed to leave or they die. He's known as the Prince of Shadows because he's so good at hiding and seeking his prey. Trehan is a Vampire from the Vampire Kingdom of Dacian. She lost her power and barely survived the encounter (only because of luck). She went into the mortal realm to study design and was found by Vrekener (winged creatures who hunt Sorceress, suck their power away and kill them). She didn't take on hardly any Demon traits but is a strong Sorceress with the ability to burst a person's heart in their chest. Bettina is a half-Demon/half-Sorceress and is the daughter of the dead King of her realm and the future Queen. I was really disappointed with that because usually I really like Cole's heroines. TBH, the story itself was pretty good and I really liked Trehan but Bettina really brought the story down for me. Really liked Trehanģ-3.5 stars This was a decent book.

Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole